The relationship between the NBA and the D-League continues to grow, and 17 NBA franchises currently have one-to-one D-League affiliates amongst the 18 D-League teams. The remaining 13 NBA teams shared the Fort Wayne Mad Ants this season. We at Hoops Rumors will be recapping each team’s use of the D-League this season, looking at assignments and recalls as well as the players signed out of the D-League. We’ll continue onward with a look back at how the Jazz utilized the D-League during the 2014/15 campaign…
D-League Team: Idaho Stampede
Affiliation Type: One-to-one
D-League Team Record: 28-22
Number of NBA Players Assigned To D-League: 3
Total D-League Assignments: 5
Player Stats While On Assignment:
- Ian Clark: 1 assignment, 7 games, 14.0 PPG, 2.3 RPG, 2.7 APG. .425/.450/.667.
- Grant Jerrett: 2 assignments, 9 games, 12.2 PPG, 8.2 RPG, 1.8 APG. .444/.412/.571.
- Toure’ Murry: 2 assignments, 6 games, 14.0 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 5.0 APG. .424/.133/.667.
D-League Signings
- Jerrelle Benimon (Idaho Stampede-Jazz affiliate): Inked 10-day contract on March 6th.
- Patrick Christopher (Iowa Energy-Grizzlies affiliate): Signed contract on December 10th.
- Jack Cooley (Idaho Stampede-Jazz affiliate): Inked 1st 10-day pact on February 24th. Signed 2nd 10-day contract on March 16th. Signed multiyear deal on March 26th.
- Bryce Cotton (Austin Spurs-San Antonio affiliate): Signed 1st 10-day deal on February 24th. Inked 2nd 10-day pact on March 6th. Signed to multiyear deal on March 16th.
- Chris Johnson (Rio Grande Valley Vipers-Rockets affiliate): Inked 10-day pact on January 28th. Signed multiyear deal on March 26th.
- Elijah Millsap (Bakersfield Jam-Suns affiliate): Inked 1st 10-day contract on January 5th. Signed 2nd 10-day deal on January 15th. Signed three-year contract on January 25th.
- Elliot Williams (Santa Cruz Warriors-Golden State affiliate): Inked 1st 10-day pact on January 7th. Signed 2nd 10-day deal on January 17th.
Assignment/Recall Log
- November 13th: Assigned Toure’ Murry (Recalled December 2nd)
- December 31st: Assigned Toure’ Murry (Recalled January 3rd)
- February 24th: Assigned Ian Clark (Recalled March 17th)
- March 10th: Assigned Grant Jerrett* (Recalled March 19th)
- March 26th: Assigned Grant Jerrett (Recalled April 6th)
*Note: Jerrett had eight previous assignments as a member of the Thunder.